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Street Roots is Portland's weekly community publication with an ear to the street. Street Roots readers are educated, socially concerned, and loyal.

Our publication is sold by people experiencing homelessness and poverty, and helps individuals earn the money they need to get ahead. Each year, more than 600 individuals and families rely on Street Roots to support their quality of life.

Street Roots is a hand up, not a hand out.

Street Roots is a weekly publication with a readership of 25,000. Our vendors pay 25 cents per copy for their papers, which are then sold on the street for a dollar. Street Roots is purchased by a range of interested individuals throughout the Portland region.

Advertising with Street Roots is a way to reach out to the community and give something back at the same time. Please consider an investment in Street Roots. We're a good deal with a good cause.

Our Friends Speak About Street Roots

Street Roots advocates for those folks who don’t have a voice and you and your team work diligently, and with great humanity, humility and grace to bring those stories center stage for food, housing, healthcare and social justice. Portland is lucky to have an organization like Street Roots to help us understand the complexities of homelessness, politics and the community.